Free prostate cancer screening offered Sept. 7

FALLBROOK – This year’s free prostate cancer screening is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 7, from 7-9 a.m. at Fallbrook Family Health Center, 1328 S. Mission Road, next to Northgate Market.

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men in the United States after skin cancer. It competes with lung cancer as the leading cause of death among men.

Early diagnosis and treatment are the best defense. There are varying opinions on the value and importance of screenings for this disease condition. The opinions are just that – opinions. Determination of treatment is a matter to be decided by the in...